diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
index 602093cac9..f6ad07c928 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.LocalBackupJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.BackupUtil
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ConversationUtil
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Environment
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.RemoteConfig
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.TextSecurePreferences
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ThrottledDebouncer
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ChatsSettingsViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
       folderCount = 0,
       userUnregistered = TextSecurePreferences.isUnauthorizedReceived(AppDependencies.application) || !SignalStore.account.isRegistered,
       clientDeprecated = SignalStore.misc.isClientDeprecated,
-      isPlaintextExportEnabled = Environment.Backups.isLocalPlaintextBackupExportEnabled(),
+      isPlaintextExportEnabled = RemoteConfig.localPlaintextExport,
       chatExportState = ChatExportState.None
     )
   )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Environment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Environment.kt
index 6bb3411943..3f0912f4d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Environment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Environment.kt
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ object Environment {
 
     @JvmStatic
     fun isNewFormatSupportedForLocalBackup(): Boolean = true
-
-    fun isLocalPlaintextBackupExportEnabled(): Boolean {
-      return isInternal()
-    }
   }
 
   object Donations {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/RemoteConfig.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/RemoteConfig.kt
index 6e76fac078..5457178474 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/RemoteConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/RemoteConfig.kt
@@ -1348,5 +1348,16 @@ object RemoteConfig {
     hotSwappable = false
   )
 
+  /**
+   * Whether local plaintext export is available
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  @get:JvmName("localPlaintextExport")
+  val localPlaintextExport: Boolean by remoteBoolean(
+    key = "android.localPlaintextExport",
+    defaultValue = false,
+    hotSwappable = false
+  )
+
   // endregion
 }